What are we doing about it? Here’s our CEO, Nick Stott, to explain… The owners and many of the staff here at Homesure are landlords. We know how impactful licensing is on the finances of landlords, especially at the same time as rising interest rates, minimum energy efficiency (EPC) standards, additional stamp duty, and additional […]
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If you’ve assumed that it’s a long and difficult process to move properties from one letting agent to another, you’re not alone. This is a common misconception. Where you have a tenant in place – especially if your current agent found that tenant – you may assume that you can’t change letting agent and keep […]
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An investment property viewing checklist is a ‘must’ for any investor. You’re likely to be given a 10-15 minute timeslot to view a property, and there’s a lot you’ll want to find out in that window. One of the worst things you can do is fall in love with a property on sight, then get […]
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Buying investment property in Liverpool City Region is a great idea. Of course, some deals are better than others. Before you make your next investment, it’s important to run the numbers. Prior to making an offer: research the area, to make sure there’s a high demand for rental properties calculate your potential yield In the […]
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Property investment is successful when everybody in the equation wins. Short-term ‘success’ can mean long-term loss If you, as a landlord, increase your rent to take as much from your tenant as possible, you may make more money in the short-term. Some would call that success. But if that rent is unaffordable to the tenant […]
I’ve been a landlord for almost 20 years. In that time I’ve managed properties for hundreds, if not thousands, of other investors too. There are a few key ingredients that go into almost every landlord success story. In this post, I’ll break them down into my three top tips. 1. Start as you mean to […]
According to the Department for Levelling Up, one in five private renters in the UK spend a third of their income on rent. A quarter find it ‘fairly or very difficult’ to afford their rental payments. Those are national statistics. Here in Liverpool, the situation is arguably worse. A shortage of housing in the area, […]
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Call me biased on this subject if you like – I’m one of the owners of a property management agency! But I’m also a property investor. My partners and I built our business around an important principle; we don’t advise anyone to do anything we wouldn’t do ourselves. We’d never suggest you buy a property […]
A scandalous article is always a more attractive one for the media and readers than good news stories or things running smoothly. It should be noted that for a number of years, Liverpool has been recognised as one of the nation’s leaders in house price growth, rental yields and property development. The North leads the […]
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Couple this with the fall of Countrywide and Purple Bricks, and you’d be forgiven for thinking that the whole property industry – let alone market – is about to implode! The key fact right now is that investment property returns are not what they were Why? I’ll ignore the tax issues for now, as that […]
